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Austin-Healey 100

1955 · Manual · Red

£48,500

Listed today at Bill Rawles Classic Cars, Bishops Sutton. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1955
Registration: VSK 174
Gearbox: Manual
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Roadster
Colour: Red
Doors: 2
Generation: BN1/BN2 (1953–1956)

About this car

This 1955 Austin-Healey 100 spent many years in Jersey before returning to UK registration. Its history is incomplete, but letters held by the current owner link it to works driver Lance Macklin, who was lent the car by its then owner, Lady Montague-Browne.

A 1993 note from Denis Welch calls it a 100M. Whether it left the factory as one or was upgraded later is unclear, but it now carries key 100M parts: a cold air box, 1¾ inch SU carburettors, long inlet manifolds and a leather bonnet strap. The engine internals have not been confirmed.

Finished in red with a patinated interior, the car has seen limited use recently. It was last serviced in 2021 and has been in the dealer's storage for 18 months, so it may need light recommissioning. The seller will sell it as seen or prepared to current MOT standards.

Written by Vertar from Bill Rawles Classic Cars’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (BMC/Austin-Healey factory specs for 1955 BN1/BN2 (90 bhp, 2660cc four-cylinder). Factory weight, top speed and 0-60 left null because I'm not confident of the published figures.).

Power: 90 bhp
Engine: 2,660 cc, 4 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated

Price history

£48,500 since it was listed on 12 November 2026. No changes yet.

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Bill Rawles Classic Cars

Bishops Sutton

Classic car workshop and dealer in Hampshire specialising in Austin-Healey, with servicing, restoration, motorsport preparation and sales of classic Jaguar, MG and Austin-Healey cars.

01420 564343 Website

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